--- Edward Dekkers <edward@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Globe Trotter wrote: > > I have a strange problem on a PPP connection. I am using slmodem (logging > in > > from India) on travel. I get through fine, using slmodem on my PCTEL modem, > and > > get the following, but get a can not find canonical DNS. Hence I can not > > connect to the web using linux. Any suggestions? > > > > By the way, here are some details: > > > > $ ifconfig > > lo Link encap:Local Loopback > > inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 > > UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 > > RX packets:10 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > > TX packets:10 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 > > RX bytes:708 (708.0 b) TX bytes:708 (708.0 b) > > > > ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol > > inet addr:61.2.0.216 P-t-P:61.0.128.83 Mask:255.255.255.255 > > UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > > RX packets:7 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > > TX packets:80 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:3 > > RX bytes:302 (302.0 b) TX bytes:5710 (5.5 KiB) > > > > > > > > > > Also, this is the transaction when I used wvdial: > > > > > > > > > > --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.54.0 > > --> Initializing modem. > > --> Sending: ATZ > > ATZ > > OK > > --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 > > ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 > > OK > > --> Modem initialized. > > --> Sending: ATDT172222 > > --> Waiting for carrier. > > ATDT172222 > > CONNECT 44000 > > --> Carrier detected. Waiting for prompt. > > Welcome to UTStarcom Total Control HiPer ARC (TM) > > Networks That Go The Distance (TM) > > login: > > --> Looks like a login prompt. > > --> Sending: username > > Password: > > --> Looks like a password prompt. > > --> Sending: (password) > > ~[7f]}#@!}!}!} }?}!}$}%j}"}&[7f][7f][7f][7f]}%}&])S}6}'}"}(}"}1}$}%j}3}#} > ]H~ > > --> PPP negotiation detected. > > --> Starting pppd at Sat Dec 10 18:00:49 2005 > > --> pid of pppd: 2704 > > --> Using interface ppp0 > > --> local IP address 61.2.0.216 > > --> remote IP address 61.0.128.83 > > --> primary DNS address 61.0.128.65 > > --> secondary DNS address 61.0.0.5 > > > > > > And I get the following when I use fetchmail: > > > > ....... > > fetchmail: couldn't find canonical DNS name of mailserver > > > > When I use firefox or dillo, I also get the same thing. When I try to ssh > out > > to my work machine, I get temporary failure in name resolution. > > > > Any suggestions/help? Btw, I am running Fedora Core 4 and the latest > version of > > slmodem. > > > > Many thanks and best wishes! > > Globe. > > Your DNS is not resolving. > > Confirm the DNS addresses your connection is receiving are correct. > > Regards, > Ed. Hi, Many thanks! What do I do to correct this problem? Best wishes again, Globe __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
